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Gregor Hildebrandt and Gabriel Vormstein at Almine Rech Paris

exhibition · 2026-04-23

Galerie Almine Rech in Paris presented a dual exhibition featuring German artists Gregor Hildebrandt and Gabriel Vormstein from April 1 to May 7, 2011. Hildebrandt, born in 1974, works almost exclusively with magnetic tape from audio cassettes and VHS, creating a prolific and coherent body of work centered on time and sound. His black, shiny surfaces become mirrors reflecting mythical images, such as a porous, rippling portrait of Greta Garbo. Upstairs, Vormstein's first solo exhibition showcased watercolors on newspaper, reminiscent of Picasso and especially Egon Schiele, evident in his purple-toned female figures. He alternates between abstract composition, flat color fields, and expressionism. The gallery director described both as "neo-romantics" in very different ways, emphasizing invention, nostalgia, and poetry.

Key facts

  • Exhibition ran from April 1 to May 7, 2011 at Galerie Almine Rech in Paris.
  • Gregor Hildebrandt (b. 1974) uses magnetic tape from audio cassettes and VHS.
  • Hildebrandt's works explore time and sound, with black shiny surfaces acting as mirrors.
  • One work features a portrait of Greta Garbo appearing porous and moving like water.
  • Gabriel Vormstein (b. 1974) had his first solo exhibition at the gallery.
  • Vormstein's watercolors on newspaper reference Picasso and Egon Schiele.
  • His female figures are rendered in purple tones, blending abstraction, color fields, and expressionism.
  • The gallery director called both artists 'neo-romantics' in very different ways.

Entities

Artists

  • Gregor Hildebrandt
  • Gabriel Vormstein
  • Greta Garbo
  • Pablo Picasso
  • Egon Schiele

Institutions

  • Galerie Almine Rech

Locations

  • Paris
  • France

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